In a new series that CUSportsNation.com will be running over the next couple of weeks, we'll be going through the top offensive and defensive players in 2018 according to Pro Football Focus' analytics. We started with the defensive, and linebacker Drew Lewis cracks the top four.
Note: Players needed to have seen 250 snaps in order to be on this list... 16 Buff defenders played 250+ snaps
2018 STATS
66 tackles (44 unassisted)
2 sacks
4 tackles for loss
6 quarterback pressures
1 interception
TOP GAME OF THE SEASON
According to Pro Football Focus, Lewis' top game of the season was against the USC Trojans. He scored a 76.8 grade and had an excellent coverage grade of 91.2. Lewis had just one tackle, but he intercepted a pass and that really boosted his grade in that contest.
OUTLOOK ON LEWIS
He was a key player for the Buffs the past two seasons, and he made an unselfish move to slide over to outside linebacker as a senior with Nate Landman showing how good he was in fall camp. Lewis will play in the East-West Shrine Game on January 19 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Evan Worthington will also play in that game; it is the same all-star game that Phillip Lindsay played in.
Top Buff defenders in 2018
No. 10 Rick Gamboa (65.8 grade)
No. 9 Derrion Rakestraw (70.5 grade)
No. 8 Evan Worthington (71.9 grade)
No. 7 Israel Antwine (72.3 grade)
No. 6 Delrick Abrams Jr. (72.5 grade)
No. 5 Davion Taylor (74.1 grade)
